The next time I am in Mammoth, I hope to do some hiking closer to Mammoth. Have any of you hiked Banner Peak or Mt. Ritter?
August climbs of Banner
Agnew Meadow to west end Thous Island (base cam) - 7to 8 hrs
Banner Peak via Lake Catherine and west glacier- RT 10 hrs.
Have done it with and without crampons. Microspikes would work.
Mostly for west glacier. From Banner -Ritter col the last 900 ft up is straightforward rock hopping
base camp back to Agnew Meadow 6 hrs
